About the Role
My client is a leading key and strategic supplier of multi products to most major UK and European retailers. who are seeking a motivated and experienced Merchandiser/Sale Support to join a growing team and an exciting opportunity to be part of the growing phase of the company.
Sales support /Merchandiser - The Role
The Sales support/ Merchandiser serves as a key bridge between the Sales and Production teams, ensuring smooth coordination and alignment to meet customer demands, quality standards, and delivery timelines.
This role requires strategic oversight and day-to-day involvement to ensure that products move efficiently through each stage of the production process, meeting all customer expectations. Additionally, the merchandiser plays a crucial role with customers, building a relationship founded on trust and collaboration, and actively participating in client meetings.
Key Responsibilities
Must have experience with volume retail or supermarket
Raising orders
Experience of negotiating prices with factories and customers
Checking details on customer contracts
Liaising with factories / in country merchandisers daily, on email & phone with regards to Critical Path order follow up
Updating and analysing internal and customer critical paths
Conducting weekly calls with In-country merchandisers and factories
Work closely with production to monitor the workflow, addressing any bottlenecks or delays to keep production on track with sales goals
Regularly communicate with sales teams to provide production updates, manage delivery timelines, and adjust schedules to accommodate shifting priorities or urgent orders
Managing sample approval – sending lab dips/strike offs/samples to customer
Coordinating between licensing department and QA/Tech on sample approvals
Liaising with logistics department to ensure goods are delivered on time
Liaising with design department, send artworks to factories.
Checking label artworks and giving approvals to factory.
This role has the potential to be hybrid after an initial period, minimum 3 days in the Office , 2 days from home
You must have a permanent full right to work in the UK to be considered for this role.
This is a great opportunity to join a thriving business. Please send your CV and Portfolio to n.adcock-staniforth@peoplemarketing.co.uk.